​​ERIN LI is a second-gen Asian American woman writer and director based in Los Angeles.

 

Li chased what she thought was the American dream in finance before pursuing her passion for filmmaking. This journey informs her work, which often explores the dark side of ambition through drama, fantasy, and sci-fi. Films that Li directed have been programmed by SXSW, TIFF, Comic-Con, Slamdance, and LACMA, and her scripts have sold to 20th Century Fox and Turner Networks. Li also directs commercials and has helmed spots on a commercial campaign that launched Adidas’ Community platform. Her Citi #StopAsianHate commercial garnered 6.8MM+ views. Beryllium Entertainment recently optioned an hour-long series that Li created and wrote.

CONTACT

TV / Film:
Michael Masukawa

Jack Leighton, APA

Jeff B. Cohen, Cohen Gardner Law

CLIENTS

  • Adidas

  • Citi

  • Procter & Gamble

  • Google

  • UCLA

  • (RED)

  • General Electric

  • Omaze

  • Twentieth Century FOX

  • Super Deluxe

PRESS

  • Deadline

  • Variety

  • Hollywood Reporter

  • SHOOT

  • Indiewire

  • Upworthy

  • Gizmodo

  • Chinese World Journal

  • Mitú

  • Voto Latino

  • Film Threat

  • Angry Asian Man

  • Huffington Post

  • Thompson on Hollywood

  • Free the Work

FELLOWSHIPS

  • Rideback Rise Circle Incubator, Screenwriter

  • Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Shadowing Director Program

  • Film Fatales Fellow, Stowe Story Labs

  • Film Independent Episodic Directing Lab

  • AFI Directing Workshop for Women

  • FOX Feature Filmmakers Lab

  • Alliance of Women Directors, Rising Director

  • Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellowship

  • Visual Communications Armed with a Camera Directing Fellowship

  • CineStory Television Retreat

  • Sundance New Frontier Virtual Reality Storytelling Day Lab

AWARDS, FILM FESTIVALS, SHOWCASES

  • SXSW

  • TIFF

  • Comic-Con

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Young Directors Night

  • Vimeo Staff Pick

  • Slamdance Film Festival

  • SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia

  • Mary Shelley Award Winner, Other Worlds Austin

  • Best Short Film, Geekie Award Nominee

  • Golden Reel Nominee, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival

  • Best Drama, Hammer Museum Projector Night

  • Refinery 29’s 29 Rooms, New York Fashion Week

  • American Cinematheque

  • Los Angeles Film Festival

  • Sci-Fi London

  • Philip K. Dick Film Festival

  • Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo

  • SHOOT New Directors Showcase

  • Source Creative’s The Scout

GRANTS

  • Nominee, Array / Google Grant

  • ARC Center for Cultural Innovation

  • The Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors

  • Panavision New Filmmakers